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A New NYC Icon, 20 Years in the Making

A New NYC Icon, 20 Years in the Making

New York’s Perelman Performing Arts Center, first envisioned as part of the 2003 Master Plan to rebuild the 16-acre World Trade Center site following 9/11, opened last month to great fanfare from architectural and arts organizations. The building fulfills a promise of unparalleled theatrical flexibility, fosters powerful artistic expression, and delivers technologically advanced and digitally connected spaces for creative performances—and the lobby is open to the public seven days a week.

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Barco’s Expanded F400 Projector Range

Power, speed and precision. These are the trademarks of Barco’s F400 simulation projectors. They have exciting news: two new projectors join this range. The F400-4K is a powerful laser projector with up to 4K resolution, and the FS400-4K adds NVG stimulation to the mix. They join the F400-N4K projectors (with resolutions of up to 6K and beyond) to complete the portfolio. This makes the expanded F400 range the optimal choice for highly demanding training & simulation applications.

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Tedeschi Trucks Tour with Hippotizer-Driven LED Battens

Tedeschi Trucks’ summer 2023 tour staging was dominated by soaring horizontal LED battens which displayed pixels of video content, driven by Hippotizer Karst+ MK2 Media Servers. The battens were interspersed with LED fixtures to create a dazzling series of audience blinders, color, and sweeping effects to set the scene for the band’s brand of American blues rock.

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A few shorts from the 38th Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

The 38th annual Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony took place on Friday Nov. 3 at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY. This year’s class of inductees were Performers Kate Bush, Sheryl Crow, Missy Elliott, George Michael, Willie Nelson, Rage Against the Machine, and The Spinners. Musical Influence inductees were DJ Kool Herc, and Link Wray; and the Musical Excellence Inductees were Chaka Khan, Al Kooper, and Bernie Taupin. Here are a few short highlights and some more details of the production.

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ADJ Beams Fill Arena for Intense Jake Paul vs. Nate Diaz Pay-Per-View Boxing Event

Over the summer, YouTube personality and professional boxer Jake Paul defeated mixed martial artist Nate Diaz in a fiercely contested cruiserweight professional crossover boxing match billed as ‘Ready 4 War’. Fought in front of a sellout crowd at the American Airlines Arena in Dallas, TX, the match went a full 10 rounds before Paul was announced the victor based on a unanimous judge’s decision. To build tension and excitement within the arena, more that 50 ADJ beam moving head fixtures were deployed across multiple trusses, while the intense aerial effects they created were enhanced by four of ADJ’s touring grade Entourage haze generators.Read More »ADJ Beams Fill Arena for Intense Jake Paul vs. Nate Diaz Pay-Per-View Boxing Event

Robe North America is Distributing Avolites in the USA

As of November 1st, Robe North America (RNA) is the exclusive distributor for Avolites in the United States of America. The Davie, FL-headquartered company will provide full sales, service (including warranty related), training, and technical support following Robe sro’s recent acquisition of the console and media server manufacturer.Read More »Robe North America is Distributing Avolites in the USA

Robe for Ljubljana Academy of Music

Ljubljana University’s Academy of Music faculty has consolidated itself in one ‘new’ central location in the city instead of occupying two different premises as the result of a complete renovation project at the Kazina Palace building. Dating to 1837, historically it was a meeting place and social hub for Ljubljana’s high society, occupying a commanding position on the northeastern corner of Congress Square, right at the heart of the attractive Slovenian capital’s downtown. The Academy’s main rehearsal and performance room – Betetova Hall – has been fitted with a new lighting rig including Robe T1 Profile and LEDBeam 350 moving lights, together with T11 Profiles and ParFect 150s. All of these were delivered to the project by Ljubljana-based MK Light Sound.Read More »Robe for Ljubljana Academy of Music

AV Stumpfl Opens PIXERA Office in London

Craig Harrower

The growing international popularity of AV Stumpfl’s award-winning real-time media server platform, PIXERA, has led to the Austrian family business’s opening an additional office in London recently, which will be exclusively dedicated to PIXERA. The PIXERA office in Uxbridge, London, will be run by its new UK Managing Director and industry veteran, Craig Harrower.Read More »AV Stumpfl Opens PIXERA Office in London

Tom Campbell Reflects Many Sides of Maisie Peters’ ‘The Good Witch’ Tour With CHAUVET

Maisie Peters’ music has been called many things. Words like “beautifully melodic,” “dreamily evocative,” “passionate,” and “flowing” have often been used… But the 23-year-old singer’s expansive sound goes way beyond these appellations to embrace elements of rock, all conveyed with a compelling dramatic flair. At least that’s the view of Tom Campbell. The Bristol-based designer is in an excellent position to know, having collaborated closely with the young star almost from the beginning of her skyrocketing career. (She’s the youngest female singer to reach the top of the UK charts in a decade.)Read More »Tom Campbell Reflects Many Sides of Maisie Peters’ ‘The Good Witch’ Tour With CHAUVET